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Letters

Physics Today 38 (5), 9–11 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814549
Physics Today 38 (5), 11 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814550
Physics Today 38 (5), 13–120 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814551
Physics Today 38 (5), 120 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814578
Physics Today 38 (5), 120 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814579

Search and Discovery

Physics Today 38 (5), 17–19 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814552
Physics Today 38 (5), 19–21 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814553

Articles

Physics Today 38 (5), 23 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814554
Physics Today 38 (5), 24–31 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.880971

High‐speed semiconductor lasers transmit billions of bits of data per second to sensitive solid‐state detectors through ultra‐low‐loss glass fibers more than a hundred kilometers long.

Physics Today 38 (5), 32–39 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.880972

Diode lasers are providing coherent monochromatic light for an enormous variety of applications, including fiber‐optic communications, audio and video recording systems and aligning structures and tunnels.

Physics Today 38 (5), 42–48 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.880973

Detailed theoretical and experimental study of the quantum effects that limit the spectral purity of lasers has led to semiconductor lasers whose output is highly monochromatic and coherent

Physics Today 38 (5), 56–64 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.880974

New techniques for growing semiconductors with alternating ultrathin layers llow one to produce materials with made‐to‐order electro‐optic properties and otential uses such as optical modulators and solid‐state photomultipliers.

Physics Today 38 (5), 67–72 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.880975

Releases for many accidents are now predicted to be much lower than previously calculated, but an APS study group cautions against extending that conclusion to all scenarios.

Washington Reports

Physics Today 38 (5), 51–53 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814555
Physics Today 38 (5), 53–54 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814556
Physics Today 38 (5), 54 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814557

Meetings

Physics Today 38 (5), 74–75 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814558

Physics Community

Physics Today 38 (5), 77–79 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814559
Physics Today 38 (5), 77 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814560
Physics Today 38 (5), 79–80 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814561
Physics Today 38 (5), 80 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814562
Physics Today 38 (5), 80 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814563

Books

Physics Today 38 (5), 83–84 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814564
Physics Today 38 (5), 84 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814565
Physics Today 38 (5), 85–86 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814566
Physics Today 38 (5), 86–87 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814567
Physics Today 38 (5), 87–88 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814568
Physics Today 38 (5), 88–89 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814569
Physics Today 38 (5), 89–92 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814570

New Products

Physics Today 38 (5), 95–97 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814571

We Hear That

Physics Today 38 (5), 99–100 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814572
Physics Today 38 (5), 100–102 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814573
Physics Today 38 (5), 102 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814574

Obituaries

Physics Today 38 (5), 102–104 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814575
Physics Today 38 (5), 104–106 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814576

Calendar

Physics Today 38 (5), 109–118 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814577

Editorial

Physics Today 38 (5), 144 (1985); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2814580
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